Rakshita ParmarBACP

Rakshita Parmar is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and parenting concerns. She works in both English and Gujarati and offers a respectful, culturally aware approach that values each person’s background. She encourages people who feel worried about starting therapy and supports them through the first steps.

With nine years of experience, Rakshita adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s needs. She uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to help manage thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Attachment-based and client-centred ideas also guide how she builds a therapeutic relationship.

Sessions focus on practical steps as well as exploring emotions. That can mean setting small experiments, practising mindful exercises, or working on communication and parenting strategies. The pace and content are decided together, keeping the client’s goals central.

Rakshita has worked with a wide range of concerns including depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also has additional interest in areas such as fertility issues, attachment difficulties and first responder stress.

People who choose to work with her can expect a calm, respectful space where culture and values are taken into account. She asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and then helps arrange sessions according to mutual scheduling.

Her BACP credential is listed to indicate professional registration in the UK.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose values-based actions instead of getting stuck. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and adjusting to life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and often involves practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then jointly decide which methods to use and how to adapt them for each person. This collaborative stance means plans can change as needs evolve.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that suit a work break or caring responsibilities, and it supports using mindfulness or homework tasks between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor exercises and pacing so therapy is practical and relevant to everyday routines.